Due to the absence of parents or child abuse, some children and teenagers live in shelters. But when they reach a certain age, they have to leave the shelter. They are provided a 10 million won ($7,600) subsidy by the government when they leave, but that is barely enough to rent a tiny studio and they can find it difficult to stand on their own.
In November, President Gregory L. Fenves and members of Emory senior leadership visited Seoul to strengthen university partnerships and engage with Korea-based alumni.